MLB Player News
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Cutter Coffey 3B | TOR
Blue Jays' Cutter Coffey: Dealt to Toronto
The Red Sox traded Coffey, infielder Eddinson Paulino and right-hander Gilberto Batista to the Blue Jays on Saturday in exchange for catcher Danny Jansen, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Coffey was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft and has put together a .234/.321/.460 slash line with 14 home runs, 39 runs and 45 RBI in 271 plate appearances at High-A this season. Additionally, he's swiped eight bags in 10 attempts.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: On bench Saturday
Rendon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Rendon will get the night off Saturday after starting back-to-back games. The 34-year-old will hand over DH duties to Willie Calhoun, who'll hit cleanup. Rendon owns a .562 OPS through 142 plate appearances this season.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Sitting again Saturday
LeMahieu is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
LeMahieu will sit for a second straight game. He pinch hit for Ben Rice in Friday's 9-7 loss to Boston, striking out in his lone plate appearance in the ninth inning. Oswaldo Cabrera will start at third base Saturday and bat ninth against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Sitting Game 1
McMahon is out of the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants.
With southpaw Blake Snell on the mound for the Giants in Game 1, the lefty-hitting McMahon will head to the bench. Aaron Schunk will bat ninth and play third base during the matinee, though McMahon should be back in the lineup for the nightcap against right-hander Hayden Birdsong.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Smacks homer Friday
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 10-8 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
Arenado has gone just 5-for-25 (.200) since the All-Star break, but three of those hits have been homers. He's also added four walks in that seven-game span. The third baseman is up to 11 homers, 45 RBI, 41 runs scored, one stolen base, 14 doubles and a .266/.322/.393 slash line through 97 contests, and it looks like his power is trending in the right direction.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Sitting Saturday
Westburg is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
Westburg will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 6-4 loss to San Diego. Connor Norby will get the start at second base Saturday and bat eighth against Padres right-hander Michael King.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Strong month continues
Vientos went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's win over Atlanta.
The third baseman slugged a two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the third inning, one of three Mets long balls in the frame. Vientos has put together an impressive July, slashing .293/.341/.520 over 20 games with five doubles, four homers and 13 RBI as he solidifies his hold on the starting job at the hot corner.
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Jake Burger 3B | TEX
Marlins' Jake Burger: Swats 13th homer
Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Brewers.
The slugger took Freddy Peralta deep in the first inning, helping the Marlins jump out to a 3-0 lead they never relinquished. Burger entered July with a disappointing ,601 OPS, but his bat has heated up with the weather -- in 19 games this month he's slashing .278/.333/.569 with six of his 13 homers on the season.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Mariners' Jason Vosler: Plates pair with timely knock
Vosler went 1-for-5 with a two-run single and a run in a win over the White Sox on Friday.
Vosler gets credit for lighting the proverbial match for what had been a completely moribund Mariners offense coming into Friday -- his timely knock that drove in Jorge Polanco and Cal Raleigh ignited what would be an eight-run first inning and 10-run night for Seattle. The recent arrival slotted in at first base in the big win, and he figures to continue splitting time there with rookie Tyler Locklear for the foreseeable future while also potentially seeing occasional time at third base or designated hitter. Vosler has hit safely in each of his first three games with the Mariners, and Friday's pair of RBI were his first in a Seattle uniform.
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Josh Rojas 3B | CHW
Mariners' Josh Rojas: Big homer in Friday's win
Rojas went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in a win over the White Sox on Friday.
Rojas made his one hit count, as he hit a 386-foot shot to right center in the first inning that brought home Jason Vosler and Mitch Garver. The blast was the first of three straight for the Mariners in the opening frame and snapped a 31-game homerless drought for Rojas, who'd last left the yard June 15. Despite the big hit, Rojas still has a ways to go to bring his numbers back up to par with his early-season body of work, as he's hitting just .158 and sporting an anemic .518 OPS across 66 plate appearances in July.